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Employers remain at loggerheads with unions over proposed increases ranging from 1.8 per cent to 3.65 per cent

Minister tells THE summit that space project on which she works typifies national priority to diversify economy

Regulator suggests that most selective universities could admit students with grades BCC at A level without a marked fall in academic standards

At the University of Iceland, female students outnumber men by two to one. But among professors, the ratio is the reverse

Struggles of Hampshire College suggest to some that students may be reluctant to shape their own degrees in a debt-heavy, career-focused higher education sector

Robert-Jan Smits looks back on open access initiative ‘roller coaster’ after swapping European Commission for Eindhoven’s ‘booming’ innovation ‘ecosystem’

Trend reflects growing gap between PhD completions and academic job availability

Research agency stresses workforce risk in low number of emerging researchers

Architects of amendment to immigration bill urge Prime Minister Theresa May to ‘embrace’ liberalisation of student immigration regime

Two-year study will help university assess how it may have benefited financially as well as how its scholars contributed to race-based thinking

Institutions in the UK and Ireland raised £1.08 billion in 2017-18, up from £979 million the previous year

Report warns that racism persists in South Africa’s leading university, but it has attracted criticism

Data on almost 2,500 computer scientists in US and Canada suggest ‘prestige’ of PhD institution does not influence number of papers they later produce

University threat to cut $1.7 million annual subsidy generates widespread protest

Proposal would also withdraw financial support for students from the European Union

Spike may be a sign of a more consumerist attitude among students

Marine biologist Oona Lönnstedt has gone to ground in Sweden after being found to have fabricated data

Analysis of capital outposts finds staff are not as well qualified and facilities are typically less impressive

Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto includes pledges to substantially boost student numbers and create three new specialist universities

Rutgers deal aims to combat wealth divide between New Brunswick flagship and outposts in Newark and Camden

The show’s scientific adviser Donna Nelson discusses the crime drama’s legacy, six years on from its conclusion

Even in larger institutions with less disciplinary diversity, Dominic Johnson believes we must find ways to nurture the ‘resistant’ potential of art

Request a Woman Scientist holds the details of more than 8,000 experts, but journalists and event organisers are still relying on old sources who are male and pale, group leader warns

Former civil servant urges universities to translate their research into the language understood by government departments if they want it to be acted upon

MPs from Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party and Democratic Unionist Party support ex-minister Jo Johnson

Signals suggest Australia’s regional universities could face a tough task in maintaining registration

Survey of non-native English-speakers suggests that, even in natural sciences, other languages play key role 

Three-year agreement, valued at £9.6 million, excludes Springer Nature’s prestigious Nature-branded titles

Despite broad differences with president, long-shot candidate Bill Weld demonstrates how ‘belief in markets is bred in the bone’

Some believe commercial pressure could finally be pushing the publisher to change how it deals with universities

University sees valuable outreach in letting school pupils use library – but critics claim it is being used as a ‘play centre’

Analysis of nine European universities finds the ‘innovation’ agenda has taken root – often pushed by students who want to solve the world’s problems

Politicians seeking to quell discontent about inequality and pre-empt populists could turn on elite institutions, observers predict

Removal of UK universities from key European research project highlights financial impact of impasse over EU exit

Today’s students have access to vast amounts of information, so how can academics teach them to critically assess what they read online?

Nation’s egalitarian culture, policies on widening access and Asia-Pacific location seen as key to success in THE University Impact Rankings measure

The world’s most gender equal universities, according to THE data, cite data-informed recruitment methods as a key factor in their success

Bolsonaro’s latest appointment seen as likely to continue hostility to universities

Figures show that thousands of students registered at some universities are taught elsewhere

But revival of the demand-driven system would be a mixed blessing, consultant warns

National Institutes of Health asks 55 institutions to check behaviours of international researchers on campus

Clearly joining Bernie Sanders in free-college camp, senator widens party split on cost crisis

Campus voyeur let off too lightly, critics complain

Debate around embargo periods heightens as Plan S deadline draws near

Max Lu defends Surrey’s collaboration with Chinese giant, suggesting that UK government would ban ties if it had evidence of espionage

UCU warns universities minister that proposals in Hesa consultation neglect ‘crucial role’ of such staff in universities

Academics fear global reach of new Singaporean legislation could result in censorship of international academic journals

Student action shows US colleges far from accepting their slavery-related debts

Emma Dabiri’s research uncovers the ways that our immediate reactions to people are still underpinned by the ideologies of ‘scientific racism’

Ford administration is blind to incompatibility of statistical metrics and quality teaching, academics warn

Study finds evidence of widespread, worldwide corruption in HE and lack of action from quality assurance bodies to stop it

University aims to create 100 new academic and 50 new professional posts at a time of overall gloom about UK university finances

Philosopher calls on universities to take AI debate ‘out of the hands of the industry’ and end ‘ethics washing’

The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media

Some institutions now follow the model, but experts question whether it will benefit a sector where 24/7 culture is ingrained

Fractures emerge between Democratic candidates – but they, and even Republicans, actually share broad concerns on affordability

Anthropologist who stood up for her discipline remembered

The Group of Eight chair on serendipity, widening access and why running marathons is a metaphor for almost everything

Pam Denicolo, Dawn Duke and Julie Reeves answer some of the most common questions preoccupying doctoral candidates about the biggest day of their career to date

Conference windfalls alone justify the membership costs of global scientific community, analysis finds